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This book explores the relationship between an Aristotelian
philosophy of nature and a scientifically engaged theology of
nature that cuts across interdisciplinary boundaries. It features
essays by some of the best scholars engaging with Aristotelianism
in contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of science, and
philosophical theology.
This book explores the relationship between a scientifically
updated Aristotelian philosophy of nature and a scientifically
engaged theology of nature. It features original contributions by
some of the best scholars engaging with Aristotelianism in
contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophical
theology. Despite the growing interest in Aristotelian approaches
to contemporary philosophy of science, few metaphysicians have
engaged directly with the question of how a neo-Aristotelian
metaphysics of nature might change the landscape for theological
discussion concerning theology and naturalism, the place of human
beings within nature, or the problem of divine causality. The
chapters in this volume are collected into three thematic sections:
Naturalism and Nature, Mind and Nature, and God and Nature. By
pushing the current boundaries of neo-Aristotelian metaphysics to
recover the traditional notion of substantial forms in physics,
reframe the principle of proportionality in biology, and restore
the hierarchy of being familiar to ancient philosophy, this book
advances a metaphysically unified framework that accommodates both
scientific and theological knowledge, enriching the interaction
between science, philosophy and theology. Neo-Aristotelian
Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature will be of interest to
scholars and advanced students working in metaphysics, philosophy
of science, natural theology, philosophical theology, and analytic
theology.
Despite being written between 170 and 180, Marcus Aurelius'
Meditations often resonates with modern readers because of its
remarkable resemblance to a self-help book. Written as a series of
personal notes in the last decade of his reign as Roman emperor,
the meditations were never intended for circulation. But they
remain today among the classics of stoic philosophy - and as
exquisite examples of problem-solving. Meditations sees a great
leader engaged in solving one of the central problems of all
philosophy: how to live a good life. Marcus Aurelius is quick to
ask questions and generate solutions, all of which lead him to a
greater understanding of what a good life really is. He makes the
decision that philosophy is an important tool we can use every day
to help us understand and deal with the world. The best way to get
to the bottom of a problem, he records, is to analyze its different
aspects with care - this will help to 'dissolve' the issue. To keep
our minds well balanced, it is vital to keep our desire for the
material and the sensual in check to avoid falling prey to negative
behaviors like jealousy, quarrelling and indulgence. Philosophy,
the Meditations show, can also help us to understand other people's
problems and difficulties - acting as a continual spur to the
consideration and resolution of problems, wherever they arise.
The Republic is Plato's most complete and incisive work - a
detailed study of the problem of how best to ensure that justice
exists in a real society, rather than as merely the product of an
idealized philosophical construct. The work considers several
competing definitions of justice, and looks closely not only at
what exactly a "just life" should be, but also at the ways in which
society can organise itself in ways that maximise the opportunities
for every member to live justly. Much of the discussion is via
imagined dialogues, giving Plato the opportunity to deploy the
tools of Socratic debate to remarkable effect; nowhere else, it can
be argued, is the Socratic dialectic better exemplified than in The
Republic. In large measure, Plato's success is the product of the
acute analytical ability that he demonstrates throughout his
surviving oeuvre. No one is better at understanding the
relationships between the various parts of a successful argument
than Plato, and The Republic also demonstrates the Greek
philosopher has few peers when it comes to looking for and
highlighting the core assumptions that underlie an argument. The
demolition of competing views that Plato puts into the mouth of
Socrates is based on a series of relentless interventions and
counter-examples that this mastery makes possible. Combining
analytical skills with great powers of reasoning to produce a
well-structured solution that deals emphatically with
counter-arguments, Plato crafts one of the most enduring works of
philosophy in the entire western canon.
The Author traces the organic unity of doctrine in the history of
the Christian church. The Author traces the organic unity of
doctrine in the history of the Christian church. Orr, whose grasp
of the literature was unequalled, saw how doctrine had developed as
a reaction to some particular dispute in each era. The book also
describes the relationship between the development of doctrinal
ideas and the spread of Christianity.
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